DOCBOOK-APPS: RE: DOCBOOK: Problems creating pdf file of tdg

[Kraa de Simon <Simon dot de dot Kraa at icl dot nl>]

Hello Jens,

I thought I could process TDG CVS with the latest 'official' DocBook XML DTD
4.1.2 (see http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/#documents) and latest DocBook
XSL 1.48 (see
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21935&release_id=68704
).

I realize the TDG CVS is WIP and that I run the risk of having a TDG version
that is not complete (content and/or structure).

What I didn't realize is that the DocBook XSL is also WIP and TDG CVS could
depend on XSL features available only in XSL CVS.

So if a create my own documents and stick to DocBook XML DTD 4.1.2 and
DocBook XSL 1.48 I will be all right?

Right?

Thanks,

Simon.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jens Stavnstrup [mailto:js@ddre.dk]
> Sent: woensdag 6 februari 2002 13:38
> To: Kraa de Simon
> Cc: docbook-apps@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: DOCBOOK: Problems creating pdf file of tdg
> 
> 
> Simon,
> 
> It is no wonder, that you can't compile the TDG, and don't 
> expect to be 
> able to untill Norm releases it officially. I would guess, 
> that you have 
> to do some magic, before you can translate the stuff.
> 
> I realized this, when I tried to check out the 
> XSL-Stylesheets from the 
> CVS. Norm specifcly warns the user, that some extra stuf (cvs 
> tools) are 
> required  before the CVS version of the XSL stylesheets are usable. 
> 
> So you will either wait until the final release, or tune the stuff 
> TDG sources yourself.
> 
> There are some support for the EBFN extension in the XSL 1.48 
> collection.
> 
> You should also look at Norm HTML stylesheet for the TDG. You might 
> identify misc hacks there.
> 
> 
> Regarding Bob's comment on the saxon extensions, besides 
> including the 
> right extension (depending on the version of saxon, you are using), 
> remember to eable the misc extensions.
> 
> Best approach is the create you own cusomized xsl file, which import 
> fo/docbook.xsl, and the set the fo parameters according to 
> the reference 
> documentation.
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jens
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Kraa de Simon wrote:
> 
> > I would not mind buying a copy of TDG...
> > 
> > It's just that I'm a bit worried about the fact that I 
> cannot publish a pdf
> > copy of TDG at this point.
> > 
> 
> > I made some docbook xml files myself and could convert them 
> successfully to
> > pdf format.
> > 
> > I'm afraid that once the xml files become more complex 
> (like TDG) I will get
> > into trouble.
> > 
> > My question is:
> > 
> > Are the problems that I'm experiencing because the 
> docbook-xsl-1.48 is not
> > "in sync" with the current TDG xml files from CVS and the 
> docbook dtd it is
> > using? (TDG is using the EBNF Module version 1.0 (or 1.2?) 
> which is an
> > extension to DocBook XML V4.1.2 It adds support for EBNF (extended
> > Backus-Naur form) diagrams)
> > 
> > In other words:
> > 
> > Will I get into trouble if I use 'standard' docbook dtd 
> 4.1.2 and docbook
> > xsl 1.48?
> > 
> > Simon.
> > 
>